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Old 09-16-07, 12:23 PM
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Yes, the original photo is a photoshop.
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Yes, the original photo is a photoshop.
I don't get it.

I see that you got that photoshop picture from E90post but, that statement still imply that BMW is inferior to the Audi.

Audi drivers are so used to having so much grip with their AWD and they crash when they get into BMW??
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Originally Posted by STIG
I don't get it.

I see that you got that photoshop picture from E90post but, that statement still imply that BMW is inferior to the Audi.

Audi drivers are so used to having so much grip with their AWD and they crash when they get into BMW??
Or Audi owners aren't used to driving RWD. It's easier to correct with RWD as opposed to AWD.
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Old 09-16-07, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by STIG
I don't get it.

I see that you got that photoshop picture from E90post but, that statement still imply that BMW is inferior to the Audi.

Audi drivers are so used to having so much grip with their AWD and they crash when they get into BMW??
It's saying that Audi drivers can't drive a real car (without a bunch of driver assist tech). or, that they can't drive for squat. I think it's saying the latter.
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Old 09-16-07, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by STIG
Because they don't have enough power in the first place
The car rolls so much, you'll be thrown out of the window before the car hits the tree!
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Audi plays second fiddle to BMW, quattro is only another expensive audi part that WILL break and WILL be expensive to fix (I know first hand) Audi drivers are a joke.
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Old 09-16-07, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AzNMpower
The car rolls so much, you'll be thrown out of the window before the car hits the tree!
Only your ES rolls. Not so much in my Is350.

Jk.
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Originally Posted by BigVIPness
Audi plays second fiddle to BMW, quattro is only another expensive audi part that WILL break and WILL be expensive to fix (I know first hand) Audi drivers are a joke.
Wow....if you really believe that then you are truly an ignorant individual.
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Old 09-16-07, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BigVIPness
Audi plays second fiddle to BMW, quattro is only another expensive audi part that WILL break and WILL be expensive to fix (I know first hand) Audi drivers are a joke.
wow ... gutsy ... good luck
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Old 09-16-07, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by STIG
Only your ES rolls. Not so much in my Is350.

Jk.
pwned. 10 characters.

Originally Posted by BigVIPness
Audi plays second fiddle to BMW, quattro is only another expensive audi part that WILL break and WILL be expensive to fix (I know first hand) Audi drivers are a joke.
audi in general just breaks, but i would expect quattro to be the last thing to break.
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Old 09-17-07, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
audi in general just breaks, but i would expect quattro to be the last thing to break.
I dunno, maybe its the fact it's a dressed-up VW? I promise you, 9 out of 10 VWs I see on the road have the check engine light on.
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Old 09-17-07, 08:37 AM
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look what i just found

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Old 09-17-07, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rashood
look what i just found
Yep, full story : https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=306399
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Old 09-17-07, 08:53 AM
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I like Audi's especially the RS4 which I had the pleasure of tossing around at the Audi driving event last year. The one flaw I find in Audi cars is the suspension geometry. These cars suffer from body roll just like Lexus cars.
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